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38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

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38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

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38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

Hoa Dinh in Alameda

>Hi Folks,

My 9 yr. son asked me for a "Featherweight Fret Saw" from LeeValley. I'm not sure if it's a good sign or bad sign ;-)

So I'm thinking, while I'm at it, I may as well add something to the order to save shipping cost (perfect excuse).

That "something" is a Veritas® Apron Plane.

I just wonder if instead of a plane with an A2 blade, I should get a plane with an HCS blade and an extra HCS blade for the same cost.

The extra HCS blade will be re-ground at 38° bevel for "difficult" grain. Is it useful?

Background: I already have a Veritas® Low-Angle Block Plane with a 38° and a 25° blades. In fact, my son's default plane is the LA block plane with a 38° fitted with a ball tail & knob.

Note: Still thinking about adding the Veritas® Bevel-Up Smoother to the order....

-- Hoa

Re: 38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

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Jim in Burlington Ont.

Re: 38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

Jim in Burlington Ontario

>I'd sooner get the A2 blade. Without the adjustable mouth I can't really see doing much endgrain work.

Re: 38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

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Re: 38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

Rob Lee

>Hoa -

I'll take the contrary view.... go for the HCS...

First - you'll be able to teach him to sharpen it - and he'll be able to, easily...

Second - with a small plane like an apron plane, one isn't typically planing large amounts of material - and HCS will perform just fine...

And...I'm not just the president....I'm also a client....** (and I have the HCS blade)

Cheers -

Rob

**(with apologies to the old "Hair Club for Men" commercial...I always wanted to use that line....)

Re: 38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

#4

LOL!

Bob Hutchins in central TX

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Re: 38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

#5

Are you saying your hair aren't real? :>}

Denis Chénard, Orléans, Ont.

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Re: 38° Bevel Blade for Veritas® Apron Plane?

#6

You pushed me...

Hoa Dinh in Alameda

>over the edge. I was kind of on the fence about adding the bevel-up smoother to this order, or wait until the next one. I don't really need it thanks to my old faithful Baileys.

But now I have to explain to the Mrs. about the "extra" $175 item. ;-)

About my son sharpening the blade, he is using the Mk.II PSS just fine.

-- Hoa

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